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BATTLE oE RICHMOND.

Gen. N. D. Manson was near Richmond,
KY, with a small force, which had been con-
siderably increased through the patriotic ex-
ertions Of Gen Lew Wallace, Of Indiana.
The appearance Of Kirby Smith before
Richmond carried CONSERVATION into the
heart OF kentucky. Frankfort, the capital,
was only fifty miles distant. With the legis-
lature in session, that body hastily adjourned
to Louisville. The state records were also re-
moved thither, with q million dollars of
money from the banks In this region
Gen. Manson's troops had been attacked by
Kirby Smiths advance at Big Hill Aug.
%, and retreated to Richmond. Here
Manson was REINFORCED by a number Of
newly organized regiments from Ohio, Ken
lucky and Indiana This was just after
President Lincoln's call for ZOO, goo more, "
and the north was filed with the camps
Of the fresh volunteers. The new regiments
under Manson hardly new how to form q
line Of battle, and were ignorant of the first
principles Of field evolutions. The officers
were, for the main part, as green as the men.
These raw, Impractical troops were to meet
on the field at Richmond the Confederate
veterans OF Shiloh, and other fields under
such leaders as Kirby Smith and Gen Pat
Cleburne.
Aug. 90, Kirby Smith came on and offered
battle Manson advanced to meet him and
drove him back to Rogersville, two miles
from Richmond. Here Manson encamped for
the night. What is called the battle Of Rich
mond took place next day, Aug. so.
The fighting began anew on the morning
OF this day. Manson and Brig. Gen. Cruft,
who had distinguished himself at Donelson,
advanced to meet the Confederate attack.
After heavy fighting one mile south OF
Rogersville, the Union troops were routed
with heavy loss In the action the lieuten-
ant colonel and major Of the Seventy first
Indiana were killed, leaving that regiment
without field officer.
Lieut.. Col Melville D. Topping, OF the Seventy
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them at Camp Joe Holt, on the Ohio side of the
river, on account OF Kentucky's neutrality.
He was brigadier general of volunteers
In 1861. He fought at Shiloh, and calamity
against Bragg at Perryville KY. and there
upon was made major general Of volun-
teers. He was at Chickamauga- and organized
famous raid into Alabama The next step in his
varied career was election to congress. i'm
mediately on the close of the war. Then once
more into the army in which he was appointed a
regular brigadier general and sent on duty to
Alaska He was recalled and sent to command
at New Orleans, where he died in 1860. Gen.
Rousseau was q man OF magnificent physical APP
pearance. the typical ''big Kentuckian-"
Buell. FASTENED on to Louisville. He won
the race, if Bragg had really meant to go
there. But Bragg himself says in his report
that at this time he found himself in 'shostile
country with only three days food for his
men, He therefore determined to defect his
course to the right instead of proceeding still
further into hostile country, TO fix his head
quarters at Bardstown and draw supplies
from Lexington.
Buell. and Bragg each claimed to be at
tempting TO draw the other into battle.
At all events, however, this purposeless
rramping through Kentucky had done little
good for the army of Gen. Buell. Reaching
Louisville, it encamped on the river shore, Be
low the city.
sand when we got there there were onlv
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A BIG SCARE
A BIG SCARE
The Casino Theatre of New York
Takes Fire
During Performance If Erminaie
Last Night.
Tie Usual Panic and a Dnzan Faints
Occur.
The Timely Arrival Of Pc ice Saves a
Loss of Life.

NEW YORK, Sept. THE largest
audience that ever gathered in the Ca
sino was there last night at the five
hundreth performance of Erminnie.
The boxes, orchestra, balconies, gal
leries and even the space allotted to the
cafe under the roof of the garden were
filed full. Spectators stood twelve
deep in the arcadeS and SO dense had
the throng became at Il little after
O'Clock that Manager Rudolph. Aron-
ing admission tickets. Mr.. Wilson as
RavenneS and Mr.. Smith as Cadeaux
had been enthusiastically applauded on
their entrance with the Viscount De-
briSSac0'S wardrobe. Mr.. Wilson had
Haunted his Mosaic coat and trousers
and made a little speech thanking the
audience for their warm greeting and
he, with his brother thief had sung the
first verse of their duet telling what jail
birds they were when pungent smell
of smoke such as comes from fire en-
gines began to be perceptible in all
parts of the house. At first it attracted
but passing attention, but when it be-
came more pronounced there was an
uneasy shifting of heads and some one
looking up saw thin haze floating
down from the succeed dome. The
brilliant rays from the electric chande-
liers made the smoke darker, and as it
curled downward a sharp cry from the
upper gallery rang out Fire! Fire!''
There was wild plunging noise in the
direction OF the cry and people i'll the
orchestra and boxes began to gather
up their wraps and start for
the doors. Their numbers
swelled with each second until
more than half the house was on it's
feet and with white faces turned to-
ward the exits and panic was in
plain sight. Meanwhile on the stair
ways and i'll the lobby there had been a
jam of the frightened ones and half a
dozen women tainted at the first note
of alarm. Mr.. Aronson had tele-
graphed for squad of police and be-
fore the big audience had time to pack
the Hobbies and stairways police re-
serve WAS on hand, and with drawn
clubs they rushed to the exits at the
top of the stairs and effectually
stopped the on-rushing and panic
stricken crowd. Order was soon re-
stored and a greater portion of the au-
dience returned to their seats and the
play continued without further inter-
Tuption. No body was seriously hurt
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pare to attack the Federal army In flank and
rear, while Kirby Smith should attack in
front.
Polk decided not to obey the order, but to
follow his original instructions to slowly
retire to BryantviIle. Bragg then counter
manded the order to attack that he had given
to Smith.
During the last of September and first days
of October, Bragg's army had been Success
fully and rapidly accommodating the spoils Of
war. Cattle, horses, swine and mules were
seized without stint by Confederate detach-
ments in various parts Of the interior. At
Frankfort a cloth factory was looted, and
!, 00o, GOO yards of the famous Kentucky
butternut jeans werB taken In some I'M
stances Confederate scrip w6s offered IN pay
ment for property sei1ed
Bragg had issued a proclamation TO the
Kentuckians on entering the interior of tbs
state. in which be had said he must have The
supplies OF war WhereWith to hberaeo them
from the northern invader. To the ladies he
said with poetic enthusiasm:
Buckle on the armor of your kindred, your
husbands, sons and brothers, and SCOT with
shame him who would prove recreant 70 you,
his country and his God"
The supplies OF war; had been accumu-
lating at Lexington. Bragg ordered gufti-
cient quantity sent to Polk at BrYantsYilie,
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BRAGG AND BUELL..
Tho Invasion OF Kentucky
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
RACING FOR LOUISVILLE.
The Battles at Richmond and
Perryville, Ky.

a Race Tor chattanOoea-RaIds OF the
Confederate gems. Morgan and Kirby
smith IN acknowledgements at
CiSeIDnAti-Its Defense by Gen. Lew.
WAIIAee-Death OF Gen. William Nell
SOR-BrAVs Defense of Col. wilder at
SIunIordsvilIs-RacoA and Chase.
-The attempt tOdestroy the Union Of these
states we believe 70 be crime, not only
against Kentucky but against oil mankind I"
So declared the loyal Legislature of Ken
tucky In tho autumn OF 1861. At the same
time bill was passed calling out 1000
Union volunteers.
In the Southern part OF the state. however,
there was strong secession sentiment, and
early in September, 1861, Bishop Leonidas
Polk had occupied Columbus, KY, with q
considerable Confederate force.
Finally 1t was resolved by the Confederates
70 make bold dash for the fertile and
famous Blue Grass region Of kentucky. Its
beeves and fast horses, its wheat, corn and
sugar cured hams were n suggestion of land
flowing with milk and honey to the appetite
OF the southern army boys. Confederate
soldiers were never over fed. Perhaps that
was one reason why they were such good
dghterA
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KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE.

Shortly after he retreated from Corinth in
May, Gen. Beauregard, who was IN poor
health, gave up the command Of tho Confed-
crate department OF tho Mississippi His au-
thority was turned over to Maj. Gen. Brax-
ton Bragg, who took command Of the army
June 10, 1862. 1t was then at Tupelo, Miss I,
a town on the Mobile and Ohio railroad, hfty
miles southwest of Corinth.
On taking command of the Confederate
force. Bragg at once started il towards Chat
tanooga, Tenn. Once there, he had an ulte-
rior dream, which he thought might be real
tied. He would strike thence into Kentucky,
strike boldly and quickly. His southern
army, powerful and enthusiastic, could
drive out all the Union troops that were then
IN the state After that, WHAT What but
the establishing of n secessiOnist government,
and the gaining OF kentucky for the Confed-
eracy.
Such was the dream OF Maj. Gen. Braxton
Bragg, g. y. A, In June, 1861
Before the grand expedition started there
had been various Confederate incursions and
raids Knoxville and East Tennessee were In
possession of the Confederates.
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MoRaAN,s RAID. 1852.

July 4, Col John H. Morgan, with SIG
~partisan rangers" started from Knoxville,
Tenn, on a raid into Kentucky. His object
was 10 get men and horses for the Confederate
army His approach struck terror to the
hearts OF the country people within 100 miles
of him. When rumor said he was near the
honest farmer led his valuable horses and
cattle into the thick woods, into deep ravines,
and tied them there till this terror should be
passed. It Is narrated that sometimes, just
when this had been done, Morgan and his
men would suddenly appear as IL they had
come out Of the ground, and say to tho
affri- Nted owner: "Here they are. You've
put them just where we wanted them, all
ready for U.S."
Morgan crossed the Cumberland mountains
and galloped northward into the heart OF
Kentucky. At Lebanon, on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, July IL, lie destroyed
$50 900 worth OF United States government
property. There was dash and a romance
about him and his band that caused hun
dredS of young Kentuckians to join them
Still northward pressed Morgan. July II,
Is and 10 he destroyed railroads, telegraphs
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MlJNFoRDsvlIIE

Sept. Is, Bragg's cavalry had reached Mum
louisville under command of Gen. j. R
Chalmers. At Munfordsville, on Green river,
was Federal garrison little over 1000
strong, under Col. j. T. Wilder. 1t was
stationed at the bridge where the Louisville
and Nashville railway crossed. After the
Confederate artillery and infantry had ar
rived Bragg called on Wilder to surrender.
The demand was refused.
Probably as singular an incident as ever
took place in the annals of war happened
here. On Sept. II, Bragg assaulted, and
was repulsed Sept Is, Bragg again de
manded surrender, and was a second time
refused The Confederates withdrew then,
but reappeared third time in force. Bragg
sent a flag of truce to the garrison, however,
calling for its surrender in the name of hui
manity. He had his whole army around
them, he declared, and if he was forced to
attack again it would be useless shedding
of blood, for the garrison was doomed at all
hazard. The little Union garrison held a
council of war. 1t was determined not to
surrender unless the commanding officer OF
the garrison was permitted to make per-
sonal inspection of Bragg's camp, to prove
| the truth of his statement. This was the
| answer sent back to the Confederate COM
| mander. Strangely enough the offer was ac-
| cepted by Bragg. and Col. Wilder went in
person and was escorted through the Confed
crate quarters the evening OF Sept. 10. he
found an army of %, 600 men, with As pieces
Of artillery, against his handful of less than
| 1000 He decided that further resistance was
useless, and surrendered Munfordsville, with
the honors Of war, to Bragg, Sept. II. There
had been bloody fighting during the four
days. The flag of the Fifty-seventh Indiana
was cut down after having 145 bullet holes
shot through it. Wilders resistance had been
gallant and stubborn one. a raw recruit
| Of the Seventeenth Indiana. printer, sat at
an embrasure and with his own hands fired
over 500 shots. His comrades loaded for
| him.
Newspaper letters Of the time say that
Bragg remarked to Wilder after the sur
render: %You have ruined the best brigade
Of my army"
After MunfordsvilIe, Bragg marched to
Prewitt's Knob, Buell. following him with all
his army. Buell. had sent for Thomas from
Nashville, leaving Negley in command there.
Thomas Joined Buell. with the First division
Sept 20. Buell. prepared to give battle at
once, but while he did 50 Bragg's army sud-
denly gave him the slip and marched toward
Louisville They did not go there, however,
but again suddenly changed their course and
marched to Bardstown.
Maj. Gen. Lowell II. Rousseau was one Of the
most accomplished officers of the army OF the
Cumberland. He was Kentuekan, born in 1913
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commander, was born in 1919. He was United
States consul to Liverpool in President Taylor's
time. He entered the Union army in 1861, and in
the fall of that year became brigadieF general of
volunteers. He served at many of the hardest
fought battles OF the war, such Shiloh, Stone
River and ChickRmauga. In 1864 he was sent
east, and commanded corps there. He was a
major general OF volunteers, and, by brevet, OF
the regular army also. In the Buell. campaign
against Bragg he commanded the right wing of
the Army Of the Ohio
During the night Of Oct. q, Buell. ordered
McCook and Crittenden at once to advance
and form in line of battle on the wings. Gil
bert's corps was the center. During the night
also Buell. had sharp little fight for creek
whence TO get water for his army. He OBJ
tanned possession of the pools. This fighting
was done on the Federal side by Col. Daniel
McCook.
The battle Of Perryville was begun on the
morning OF Oct. by an attempt to drive
McCook away from the precious water pools.
It was repulsed, and In this preliminary fight
young Union division cominan or named
Philip Sheridan distinguished himself hand
somely.
There was no more fighting till the arrival
Of McCook between 10 and II o'clock. He
Immediately found his divisions. Jackson's
and Rousseaus, in line on Gilbert's left.
The battle Of PeTyville began in a fight
for water. McCook's position was near Doc
TORS FORK OF CndpIin creek. tbouSSeauS OIL
vision advanced towards this creek to get
water, when they were fired on by the Con-
fsderate artillery. McCook's line formed on
Chaplin's Hills.
OF McCook's forces, Rousseau held the
right, and Gen. Terrell's brigade Of Jackson's
division the extreme left. Starkweather's
brigade was behind TerrelI's as a reserve.
| About o'clock the Confederate Gen. Har-
dee came on to the attack with 1900 men,
| the divisions of Cheatham, Buckner and S.
| R. Anderson. The Maxville road crossed
Doctors Fork Immediately in front of the
Federal line, and this was the point the Con-
| federateS aimed at
| The Confederates attacked first the extreme
left under Terrell There was q strong fire
| and Terrelrs raw recruits wavered. TheiI
division commander, Gen. James 8. jackson
rode calamity to the front to rally them. In
moment fragment of shell struck him il
the breast and he fell from his horse dead il
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cold RIooaea 1Iurder

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. Yesterday
at Hurst's saw mill, st. Helena Parish.
two men named Swearinger and New
man, each carrying gun, engaged in
friendly conversation with an employe
named Marshall Easley. As Newman
came up Swearinger turned to Easley
and said, I'VE have come from Missis-
sippi TO kill you,'' at the same time FIR
ing both barrels of his gun into Eas-
ley's body, but without killing him.
Easley ran into the mill and got his
gun and riddIed Swearinger with bull
lets, killing him instantly. Newman
also fired, but missed, wheTeHpon Eas-
ley pursued him attempting to fire his
gun and dropping dead in the act
Newman is held for murder
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At CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Ill, Sept z, 1887.
HOGS-ReceiptB. H.000 head; market opened
active and firm at SC advance, later ruled weak
er and the advance was lost: light, S50O115.35:
rough packing, S4-90lL5.I0; mixed and heavy
packing and shipping, e5.l5t5.50.
CATTLE-Receipts, Loo head; market was
steady for natives and rangers, others lowers
beeves, e30005.00: COWS and mixed, e.000
2.15; Texas steers, 2.OG3zO: western rangers,
e2.15G3- 80; stockers snd feeders, eII5002 90
SHEEP-Receipts, $500 head; market steady;
common TO choice natives, 2-900465; west
erns, S3.6to13 %; Texans, $3y00Et3.I5.
WHEAT-Market lower; cash, 6s5zc; Octo-
Der, 705ze: November, TIC.
CORE-Easy; Nc. 2 cash, 4fkc; October
Ike; November, S1%c.
OATs-steady; No. cash, 2fhc; October,
BE; November, 25s<c.
PoRK-FfFIn; year, s1l 30: January, s1z65.
LARD-Eirm; cash, $3.50; October and No
vember, s552h. Short ribs, sS.75.
WHLsKY-S1.I0.
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F1orIdLan, born in 1ss, and

Bragg, in arranging the plan OF campaign,
ordered Kirby Smith to move through east
ern KENTUCKY TO Lexington, and then push
on straight TO the Ohio river and take posses
sion OF Cincinnati Bragg himself was to
lead an army through central Kentucky and
come out on the Ohio river at Louisville.
w nile IN the interior the two generals were to
make junction at Frankfort, the capital of
the state, II practicable, and proclaim Con-
federate government
Gen. William Nelson had been ordered by
Buell. TO take charge OF the Union defenses
OF Kentucky. At this time the federal gem
eral, George w. Morgan, was at Cumber-
land Gap, watching lest the Confederates
should try to get through into Kentucky
there. he sent out attachments Of cavalry
TO watch the neighboring gaps. Kirby
Smith sent Gen. Stevenson with his brigade
to engage 4organ's small force, while he him.
SELF led his main army with all speed on into
Kentucky. Cen Morgan was thus cut of
from re-enforcements and supplies. After
some days on half rations he was forced to
abandon Cumberland Gap altogether, retreat
ing with his command to the Ohio river,
During this time Kirby Smiths main army
was nearing the fat central kentucky region
The last Of August they suddenly appeared
before Richmond.
Kirby Smiths men had little TO eat but
green corn ON their raid into Kentucky. 1t
Is noticeable throughout the war that the
southern soldiers never carried quantities of
food along, and were never numbered with
baggage. 81 can whip any army that Is fol-
lowed by q flock Of cattle, (" was q saying OF
SeoneWau JackSon'A
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bilious st. John.

OLATHE, Kas., Sept. 5.-A large au-
dience greeted Ex-Governor st. John at
the opera house Saturday night, upon
his return from the east. He made one
of his characteristic speeches, i'll which
he paid his respects to Albert Griffin by
saying that that gentleman would be-
long to the republican party, be it eth
er in favor. of free whisky or for prohi-
bition, as fe was for party first, last and
all the time. The anti-saloOn republic
can league was delusion and a snare.
In his remarks upon the tariff, st. John
advocated a radical change in the pres
ent system. He scored the republican
party for first setting the precedent of
appointing ex-cOnfederates to Office and
then abusing the democrats for follow
ing it. In his remarks concerning Mr..
Sherman he numerically scored him
for his inconsistency and bad record.
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An ElopIng Couple.

TOPEKA, Kas., Sept. 5.-R. T. Bo-
CART, a travelling salesman, and Miss
Minnie Waldron, of st. Joe, Missouri,
have e1oped. Miss Waldron is hand
last week Minnie went ON a visit to a
brother, who lives on a farm few
miles above st. Joe. When returning
on the train she met BogaTt, who per
suaded her to come to Topeka with
him. They registered at the Fifth Az
enue hotel as r. T. Bogart and wife,
and occupied the same room. Last
night the. grief stricken father of the
girl and her brother came down to find
If possible, the wayward girl, but they
were too late. The pair had left on the
eastbound train on the Santa Fe fol
Kansas CITY.
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KILLED ina Riot,

HELENA, Ark, Sept. 5.-Late last
night quite large number of white
tie-makers became intoxicated at Ma
riana and raised disturbance in town
by cursing and discharging pistols.
Marshal Ford, the town marshal, ar
rested one of their number, and while
on his way to the lookup the crowd at
tempted to take the prisoner away. Mr..
Ford pulled his pistol after the crowd
commenced firing and after the smoke
cleared away one of the rioters was
found dead, killed by a pistol bullet
awaiting the action of the court. Had
it not been for the prompt and deter
mined action of the marshal there would
have been a general riot and consider.
able blOOdshed.
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STOCK AND PRODUCE.
At Kansas CITY.

KANSAS CITY, MO, Sept. Z, 1887,
EB The Kansas City Live Stock Market is
reported especially for the EMPORIA DAILY
NEWS by FISH, KICK CO., Exchadge build
ing, Kansas City Stock Yards.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1000 head; market was
dull and little doing
HoGs-Receipts, 4, 100 head; market about
steady; bulk, s. HOSES; best packers and
shippers, e52Jg5-35: mixed, S5.I515.25; lights
and pigs, A.75l54.90.
The Daily Indicator reports:
WHEAT-No. soft, cash, Csc bid, G6K asked:
October, Sc asked; May, 76c bid, TIC asked.
CoRN-No. cash, 36c bid, 36I<c asked; Oc-
tober3 bid; May, 3gSc bid, 601zc asked.
OATS No.2 cash, &c bid, 22lzc asked.
RYE-No. 2, cash, nominal.
EGGs-Steady and unchanged; lie per dozen.
BUTTER-Steady and unchanged.
HAY-Fancy small baled, 800.